'Nour' and 'Al Muttahid' lead Thanaiya category at Al Ain Camel Racing Festival

Competitions in the second edition of the Al Ain 2026 Camel Racing Festival continued today at Al Rawdha track in the Al Ain region, with Thanaiya age-category races held over 20 heats as part of the first preliminary race over a distance of 4 km.

'Nour', owned by Mohammed Abdul Ghbashi Al Ameri, topped Heat 1 with a time of 6:20:09 minutes, while 'Al Muttahid', owned by Ahmed Saeed bin Ahmed Balhoutah Al Ameri, claimed victory in Heat 2 with a time of 6:24:71 minutes.

'Sukoon', owned by Mohammed Atiq Al Maqoudi Al Falasi, shone in Heat 3 with a time of 6:20:43 minutes, and 'Iqtirah', owned by Mohammed Atiq Al Falasi, claimed Heat 4 in 6:32:91 minutes.

'Maqfoun', owned by Obaid Salem bin Saeed Al Kaabi, finished first in Heat 5 with a time of 6:21:30 minutes, while 'Al Yaziyah', owned by Ahmed Issa bin Muslim Al Mansouri, won Heat 6 in 6:34:84 minutes. 'Sayida', owned by Mohammed Shams bin Atiq Al Ameri, claimed Heat 7 in 6:35:01 minutes, and 'Sukkar', owned by Khalifa Suleiman bin Mohammed Al Darei, won Heat 8 in 6:39:67 minutes.

Heat 9 saw victory for 'Al Shamikha', owned by Saif Suhail Saif bin Kultam Al Khyaili, in 6:30:64 minutes, while 'Wissam', owned by Salem Ahmed Balhoutah Al Ameri, claimed Heat 10 in 6:33:41 minutes.

Heat 11 resulted in victory for 'Al Fayez', owned by Mohammed Bukhait bin Mohammed Al Mansouri, in 6:34:27 minutes. 'Mudayha' delivered Heat 12 to Salem Ahmed Balhoutah Al Ameri in 6:37:11 minutes, while 'Rabsha', also owned by Salem Ahmed Balhoutah Al Ameri, took the lead in Heat 13 in 6:31:50 minutes.

'Ghazi', owned by Mohammed Khatim bin Mohammed Al Shamsi, won Heat 14 in 6:27:86 minutes, while 'Karitha', owned by Dhiyab Nasser Al Bukhait Ali Al Ameri, claimed Heat 15 in 6:46:08 minutes. 'Al Massoudi', owned by Nasser Mahfouz bin Khamis, won Heat 16 in 6:38:17 minutes.

'Ghaziyah', owned by Mahfouz Khamis bin Ali, excelled in Heat 17 to claim victory in 6:35:64 minutes, while 'Mutarid', owned by the same owner, claimed Heat 18 in 6:34:30 minutes. 'Lamia', owned by Salem Al Duhaimi Hamad Al Ameri, was crowned winner of Heat 19 in 6:39:24 minutes, while the title of Heat 20 went to 'Shahin', owned by Bukhait Hamad Bal'oud Al Ameri, in 6:32:78 minutes.